The Rothschilds were one of the richest families in the world at the time of Napoleon. The dynasty was started by Mayer Amschel Rothschild. In Germany, he set up a huge banking business and created his own financial empire. When he was dying, Amschel left a will for his heirs where he expressed his views on how the empire should be controlled and the Rothschilds have been following these rules for more than 200 years.

There are have been a lot of different theories and rumors around their family. Some people say that they control all the money in the world and all the financial institutions. Others think that the Rothschilds sponsor and encourage most of the wars.

The amount of money the Rothschilds have is estimated to be around $2 trillion. They make investments, control trading and banking, and they own several vineyards and companies that produce oil and gas.